St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-24
AREPUBLICkN SCHEME
TO Put the Gallant Old Iron
Brigade of Wisconsin
on Record
As Denouncing Two Brave Sol
diers Who Led the Le-
gion to Victory.
Iowa Republicans Expected
to Renominate Larrabee
for Governor.
a Lively Man From Oshkosh
A Fathers Crime--NeW
Ulm's Celebration.
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the Globe.
MADISON, Wis, Aug. est has
leaked out here that there is another
scheme on foot by the veterans holding
Office under the state administration to
accomplish some more political work
through the G. a. R., and this time it is
the intention to use the old Iron brigade
as tool to carry out the design. The
reunion of the Iron brigade has been
called for the 14th of September at
Milwaukee. and it is at this time that
an effort will be made to put the plot
into execution. 1t was told the GLOBE
correspondent on what may be conSid-
cred reliable authority that for some
time past a select number of Republi-
can officials, of whom Phil Cheek, the
state commissioner of insurance, is the
prime mover. have been secretly en-
gagged sending out private" letters to
those that they thought could be de-
pended upon urging them to be present
at the reunion, as important business
would come before the brigade at that
time. Another prominent person in the
conspiracy is ''BOnny'' Rogers, OF Nlro-
qua. quartermaSter general on the gov
ern0r'S staff. and as Gen. Fairchlld is a
member of the brigade, it is very likely
that the scheming brain of the palsy dis
tributor has been actively engaged in
developing the plan. The matters to be
attempted are, first of all, to secure the
passage of a set Of resolutions condemn
ing the presidents veto of the dependent
pension bill, and as the organization is
composed largely of Democrats. the pO-
litical capital which would be derived
from the successful management of the
scheme is obvious. Then it is said that
if the partisan designs of the powers are
successful an effort viii be made to de-
feat John GibbOn, brigadier general u.
S. A. now with the department of the
Pacific, the man that made the Iron brig
ade what it is, and president of
the organization, for reelection. 1t
is also proposed to antagOnize
Gen. Bragg, first vice president,
in the same way. These objects &C
compliShed, a great hue and cry would
be made by the political wire pullerS
during the next campaign, and coming
as it would from such an organization,
considerable influence might be had
with the soldier vote. The motive of
these politicians in wishing to remove
these old soldiers from office is because
of Bragg's speech in the house of repre-
SentativeS defending the president 5
veto and the views held on the matter
by Gen. GibbOn. who wired Bragg the
following dispatch after the debate in
the house:
Van Couver Barracks W T., Feb. 25, 1887.
Your fearless defense yesterday of the
fighting men against claims of the stragglers
who want to be paid for the battles they
never fought. merits the Endorsement of
every true soldier in the country.
JOHN GIDEON.
The facts above related were first
divulged by an intimate friend of some
of the parties interested, who is not a
member of the Iron brigade, but is de-
SirOuS of seeing fair play.